# Citizen Santerre — I Will Repay character guide

> Citizen Santerre in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Santerre, Santerne

**First appearance:** 0024-xx-the-cheval-borgne

## Who they are

A revolutionary general and commander of the National Guard.

## In the story

### [The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxii-the-close-of-day)

Mentioned as the commandant of Paris who classifies and dockets prisoners for the guillotine.

### [The Fructidor Riots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvii-the-fructidor-riots)

Military commandant of Paris, struggles to control the mob and later obeys the forged order to redirect the prisoners.

### [XXIX: Père Lachaise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxix-p-re-lachaise)

Shouts in savage triumph that the prisoners are safe in the Temple, but fails to control the mob.

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